Marie Waier

In the heart of Vancouver’s vibrant Fairview neighborhood, a 28-storey tower at 2538 Birch St. is undergoing a transformation that could redefine urban development with a deeply human focus. Originally slated to address the city’s pressing housing shortage as a rental project with 258 units, this

Imagine stepping into your backyard on a scorching summer day, expecting a cool, inviting lawn, only to be met with a surface so hot it could blister skin, emitting a faint chemical odor that lingers in the air. This unsettling scenario is a reality for some who choose artificial turf over natural

What does it feel like to walk into a room that not only reflects who you are but also changes how you live? In Hawaii, interior design has become a powerful force, reshaping environments and touching lives in profound ways. At the heart of this movement are the 2025 IIDA Hawaii Ho‘ohuli Design

What happens when a global lighting leader plugs into the UK’s largest climate tech ecosystem to cut energy use in the buildings already standing across cities, campuses, and heritage sites where the biggest gains hide in plain sight? Energy prices, carbon rules, and occupant expectations have made

Cities do not rise on blueprints alone; they hinge on decisions made across hundreds of meetings, models, and jobsite moments, where late information or mismatched assumptions can ripple into delays, change orders, and spiraling costs. As architecture leans into a connected, model-centric practice,

Across the United Kingdom’s Build to Rent market, stability has been the headline through the third quarter as investment held its ground, development financing dominated, and the policy fog began to lift in both England and Scotland, yet under the surface the calendar is once again pushing capital

Sunbelt build-to-rent has shifted from a niche experiment to a scaled housing engine as design rigor and institutional capital converge to meet strained affordability and flexible living preferences. Across Texas and Arizona, the segment gained shape as freestanding homes and townhomes delivered

Dive into the gritty reality of a bustling construction site, where a single change order can derail weeks of planning, costing thousands in delays and disputes. Picture towering cranes frozen mid-lift, workers idle, and project managers buried under a mountain of paperwork, all because a manual

Imagine a world where the millions of tons of eggshell waste discarded annually are not just trash, but a cornerstone of sustainable architecture, transforming how we think about construction. Every year, vast amounts of eggshells end up in landfills, contributing to methane emissions, while the

In a surprising turn of events, Montreal's rental market, once characterized by fierce competition and scarce availability, is undergoing a dramatic transformation as landlords find themselves grappling with an unprecedented challenge in securing tenants. This shift marks a stark departure from the